Motorola Fire XT311, User Manual

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7 Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
a few essentials
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home
from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Use the widgets, shortcuts, and panels to show
what’s important to you—whether it’s home, work or
play.
Settings Calculator Contacts
Browser
Notifications
Flick down to see details.
Status Indicators
Touch to see
all your apps.
Touch to open. Touch &
hold to
m ove or delete.
Widgets
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open
your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail
labels, or music playlists.
Widgets show you news,
weather, messages, and other updates.
Flick the home screen left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
• To open something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to
show any options or settings.
• To add something or change your wallpaper , touch
and hold an empty spot until you see the
Add to
Home screen
menu.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
• To move or delete something, touch and hold it
until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another
spot, another panel, or the trash
at the bottom of
the screen.
Phone status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you
about new messages or events (notifications). Icons